Thematic Guide to Biblical Literature

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Bloomsbury Academic, Apr 30, 2007 - Literary Criticism - 288 pages
The Bible has had a tremendous influence on world history and culture, but it is largely unfamiliar to many students. This book relates the Bible to a wide range of literary works commonly read by students and thus helps students understand these texts as well as the cultural and historical contexts surrounding them. Included are chapters on 20 themes, such as creation, family and friends, love and marriage, the hero, war, and death and the afterlife. Each chapter discusses the biblical significance of the theme, provides scriptural quotations and citations, and explores the biblical presence of the theme in literary works often read by students. Each chapter cites works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.

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Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1
13
Animals and Humans
39
Gods Love Humans Response
63
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Nancy M. Tischler is Professor Emerita of English and the Humanities at the Pennsylvania State University. Her previous books include All Things in the Bible (2006), Men and Women of the Bible (2003), and Student Companion to Tennessee Williams (2000), all available from Greenwood Press.

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